SHIPPING TROUBLE.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING TROUBLE.

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association OWNERS' CONDITIONS. SYDNEY. Sept. 111. .Messrs Beaseley and Carden. il President and Secretary respective of ilie Commonwealth Labour Coiuiei asked Air Seale (owners' ivjiresen ative) to meet tbe Trades and Label Council to discuss the strike. Mr Sen replied that the owners' represen ativos saw no advantage in holding conference, the only -settlement po sibie for them being the uncoudilion return of the men to the ships.

SAILINGS CANCELLED. LONDON. Sept. lo

Tile Australian Press Associate learns that- the sliiimwners are do pati liiugs smile steamers direct to Ad iaidc. and are omitting South AfritThey will immediately cancel the ]>r jeeled departures of some steamers. Nothing Inis yet been settled regaling w iiii-Il ships shall he stopped, hi Hia mail steamers will not be all'ecte Further cancellations are probnli if the strike continues.

The Seamen’s Fuion states that any of its members are unplaced consequence of the curtailment of tl Australian services, they will rccei' the first care. Mr Havelock Wilson reports that 1 received an ovation in New Midi 1 the Seamen's Union of America. Mr Shin well, the national organist of the Amalgamated Marine Workei Union, lias arrived at Cdasgow with tl object of organising the seamen tin in the present strike.. in an interview Air Shinwcll sa that they had not the remotest ime tion of 'calling elf the strike. Tim policy would be lo eAnduet guerii warfare at all ports in the country. Manifestoes by rival British sti.il organisations indicate a serious broil l between the .Marine Workers' l nin with which .Messrs Shinwell and La kin brothers are identified, and l! liimtiieial Strikers' Committee ot whi Mr ('. W. Harris is the organiser. Air Harris's circular slates: “All (lie strike had been success! idly cu ried mi for a month, the .Marine War er.s' entered I lie dispute. We welcome their entry, particularly at Clasgt and Sotiliiamplon. and we tried unsii cessfully to obtain an umbos; audio Several days ago it became evide ihal their officials, together with Pot Larkin, were mi! acting ill a way maintain the unity mves.-ary to w the strike. Tlieir officials have not a sueied column 11 i< a l ions. ’I heir c-.uidu has cac.-ed c infusion. I hereby dividii forces. We pointed nut to Mess ShinwclL Cannon and McKinley ih their tallies would res nil in -imiUiii Hie strike, which could not be allow in any eireum-t ate--. while our brut it,; in A us! ralia. < ut’i Ai ru a ai New Zealand wot; bain;.; -cm to pi

TWO VESSELS SAIL. CAPETOWN. Sc pi. i 7j. A Durban message stales the !’ei Curno railed, and the Essex Envoy ah .sailed, both having obtained a ,-erat. cre u locally. DEPORTATION At 1R EKM EXT. REPLY TO MR 111!FOE. MELBOURNE. Sept. 15. Speaking at Dnndonoug. Mr .5 Charlton, the louder of the Federal l)| position, replied to Premier Bruce's r< cent statements, regarding .the shi| ping strike. .Mr Charlton said that the Laban Pariy had not time for those who tall ed revolution. The Labour Party ha gone through the fiery furnace of pul tics, and it had sought to obtain ill consent of the majority of the pci pic to give eli'ect to its ideals in constitutional manner. Those who slat doted the Labour Party by making i appear that it stood tor revoluiio were doing a great injustice to a vie nuink-r of the Australian people. Mr Charlton denied Mr Bruce’s a! legation that Mr •). Carden (leader i the Communist Party ol New Solti Wales) was one. ol the leaders ot th Labour Party. Mr Carden’s Commune group, he pointed out. opposed l.ahott at. the last elections, and the Commur ist group were defeated, because lb workers wished to return Members o whom they could depend to vote ill const it utinnal maimer. Mr Charlton declared that Mr lime reallv desired a big strike for polities reasons and that he * Brute) nail con sequently refrained Iron: taking tin, steps which would have averted me a strike.

The Opposition, said Mr Charltoi was prepared to go to the count re tn mcdiatclv.